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= Landscape Analysis<br/> =
Florida State University, Panama City, is taking it's first steps toward improving the I&E landscape within Bay County. There are many problems that had prevented the university from improving this area in the past, however, one particular issue still afflicts the campus: lack of student participation. As there are only around 1,200 full-time students on the campus, and most of these are adults coming back to school to finish their degrees, there is a certain lack of passion and motivation toward improving the campus and beyond. In the fall of 2013, FSU-PC opened it's doors to freshmen, thus establishing a group of passionate and excited students onto the campus. In order to direct this passion toward beneficial activites, the university is now investing it's time and money toward establishing a broader campus life - as well as attempting to reign in upperclassmen who are notoriously hard to convince to participate.
FSU-PC is recognized as an integral part of the business ecosystem in Bay County. In fact, it has created an environment for software companies, in particular Nanthealth (previously iSirona), to house their headquarters here. However, a partnership between the university and these entities has yet to be pursued.
In 2013, the Business Innovation Center was created, as well as Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center, which houses the Small Business Development Center. The creation of incubators are the tiniest of steps toward creating an entreprenuerial ecosystem within the county.
FSU-PC has not had enough time to cultivate the I&E lifestyle. Thus, there is a stark lack of resources for studentst to utilize in order to pursue innovation, but steps are being made to eliminate this problem.
